Tooting Broadway (ward)
| Tooting Broadway | |
|---|---|
| Electoral ward for the Wandsworth London Borough Council | |
 Tooting Broadway ward boundaries since 2022 | |
| Borough | Wandsworth |
| County | Greater London |
| Population | 17,217 (2021)[a] |
| Electorate | 11,923 (2022) |
| Area | 1.626 square kilometres (0.628 sq mi) |
| Current electoral ward | |
| Created | 2022 |
| Councillors | 3 |
| GSS code | E05014024 |
Tooting Broadway is an electoral ward in the London Borough of Wandsworth. The ward was first used in the 2022 elections. It returns three councillors to Wandsworth London Borough Council.
List of councillors
[edit]| Term | Councillor | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022–2024 | Kate Forbes | Labour | |
| 2022 | Andy Gibbons | Labour | |
| 2022–present | Kemi Akinola | Labour | |
| 2022–present | Rex Osborn | Labour | |
| 2024–present | Sean Lawless | Labour | |
Wandsworth council elections
[edit]2024 by-election
[edit]The by-election took place on 18 January 2024, following the resignation of Kate Forbes.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Sean Lawless | 1,888 | 67.3 | +6.7 | |
| Conservative | Otto Jacobsson | 542 | 19.3 | +0.8 | |
| Green | Nick Humberstone | 261 | 9.3 | –5.6 | |
| Liberal Democrats | Thillainathan Haren | 113 | 4.0 | –2.0 | |
| Majority | 1,346 | 48.0 | |||
| Turnout | 1,804 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing |  3.0
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2022 by-election
[edit]The by-election took place on 14 July 2022, following the death of Andy Gibbons.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Rex Osborn | 1,429 | 62 | ||
| Conservative | Jonathon Iliff | 491 | 21 | ||
| Green | Lisa Osborne | 289 | 12 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Thillainathan Haren | 94 | 4 | ||
| Majority | 938 | ||||
| Turnout | 2,299 | ||||
| Labour hold | Swing | ||||
2022 election
[edit]The election took place on 5 May 2022.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Labour | Kate Forbes | 2,773 | 67.9 | ||
| Labour | Kemi Akinola | 2,762 | 67.6 | ||
| Labour | Andy Gibbons | 2,339 | 57.3 | ||
| Conservative | Gerald Brent | 849 | 20.8 | ||
| Conservative | Neil Caddy | 768 | 18.8 | ||
| Conservative | James McLoughlin | 754 | 18.5 | ||
| Green | Tom Fitzhardinge | 680 | 16.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Catie Tuttle | 277 | 6.8 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Stephen Bieniek | 272 | 6.7 | ||
| Liberal Democrats | Simon Sharich | 195 | 4.8 | ||
| Turnout | 4,083 | ||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
| Labour win (new seat) | |||||
Notes
[edit]- ^ 2021 Census data reported for 2022 ward boundaries
References
[edit]- ^ Heywood, Joe; Loftus, Caitlin (March 2023). "London Borough Council Elections: May 2022" (PDF). London Datastore. Greater London Authority. Retrieved 13 October 2023.